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  "path": "/uk/analysis/2026/05/21/the-telegraph-argues/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T23:28:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
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    "corporate media",
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  "textContent": "The Telegraph has argued that people not in employment shouldn’t be able to vote, including people with disabilities and those who are sick. The paper posits that the “unemployable” should not be allowed “citizen rights”. It argues that increasing welfare payments is “bribery”. Telegraph — bit extreme? People with disabilities certainly need to be able […]\n\nBy James Wright",
  "title": "The Telegraph argues unemployed people shouldn’t be able to vote"
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